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Chapter 255: Chapter 252 Fierce Battle
Birds of prey inherently aren’t adept at close combat.
Just like how the top predator among flying creatures, the Condor, would be killed with a single strike if it engaged in head-to-head battle with a top predator from the ground like a tiger.
Devils transformed into birds of prey are no exception.
Among flying creatures, an Upper-level Demon, when it comes to direct combat, isn’t even as good as a Middle Level Demon on the ground. Under these circumstances, under fire from the 85mm cannon shooting armor-piercing bullets, no flying Great Demon can withstand it.
Dozens of Great Demon Level birds of prey merely add a burst of blood mist to the Void.
The cannon roared and flames jetted for a moment.
Carrying fresh crimson blood, with remarkable military achievements, the three Mystic Bird Fighting Machines didn’t hesitate at all, rushing toward the even larger group of birds of prey devils.
...
Due to their astounding speed, by the time the Mystic Bird Fighting Machines confronted them, they had already struck thirty miles away, at the forefront of the Life Radar detection.
In such a situation, when three Mystic Bird Fighting Machines charged into the night sky, roaring as they confronted a flock of flying devils at the edge of the sky, everyone could clearly see on the large screen detected by the Life Radar that the red dots were dimming at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Especially later, several hundred overlapping red dots suddenly formed three straight lines.
Three lines devoid of any red dots.
It was as if someone had taken an eraser and erased three stripes on a paper filled with red marks, removing all red dots from the erased areas.
"This is the power of the Mystic Bird Fighting Machines! Even the Primordial Spirit Monarch’s efficiency in slaughtering demons may not compare to this."
"The two are of a different nature. The Primordial Spirit Monarch often wields the Primordial Spirit, carrying a flying sword. Once the energy on the flying sword is exhausted, it must return to the original body before launching a second round of attacks, but the Mystic Bird Fighting Machines can keep attacking as long as the cannon ammunition isn’t depleted."
"In the future, we Heavenly Masters will also be able to control such powerful war weapons, soaring through the sky just like the Primordial Spirit Monarchs?"
In the command center, hope filled the eyes of Si Tianyan and Zhang Yukan.
Meanwhile, possessing the Mystic Bird Fighting Machines using True Spirit Possession, Gu Jinlai continuously executed various maneuvers in the Void that would have killed countless pilots on Blue Star, engaging in repeated cuts and hunts of the surrounding demonic flying creatures.
Bullets whistled...
To be precise, it should be called cannon shells whistling.
The bullets fired from the cannons, even compared to cannon-fired anti-tank shells, were hardly any less powerful.
Often a burst of fire would tear several demons into a blood mist.
In the state of True Spirit Possession, the three Mystic Bird Fighting Machines were essentially an extension of his body, allowing Gu Jinlai to clearly obtain every "touch" sensation of the fighters.
The high temperature from friction with the air.
The air current formed by slicing through clouds.
The pressure of inertia during sharp turns.
The release of energy during sudden acceleration.
Every touch sensation clearly emerges in his mind.
Even if he decided to increase the consumption of True Spirit, this perception could become even more acute.
Just like when humans look into the distance, limited by their vision, the distance might be limited, but through True Spirit or enhancing with Spiritual Sense, this observational ability could further extend, as if switching on a double lens, quadruple lens, or an eightfold lens.
"Exhilarating!"
Gu Jinlai’s thoughts surged.
The capabilities of the Mystic Bird Fighting Machines were stronger than he had imagined.
There was no need for various high-supersonic missiles, as the current Mystic Bird Fighting Machines already possessed the capability to hunt any Primordial Spirit Monarch.
Moreover, through this real combat, he had even derived a series of modification plans for the Mystic Bird Fighting Machines.
The most important was the material.
Since it was a True Spirit controlling the fighting machines, if the proportion of spiritual material were increased, the speed of the Mystic Bird Fighting Machines could definitely be increased even further.
By then, it wouldn’t be extravagant to talk about six times the speed of sound, eight times, ten times, or even higher multiples.
"At this moment, I feel as if I have transformed into a silicon-based life form!"
After slaughtering these flying demons, the three Mystic Bird Fighting Machines turned sharply and charged once again towards many incoming Great Demons.
Soon, the fastest two or three hundred Great Demons appeared in his "sight."
With a thought, dazzling firelight flashed in the night.
"Dada dada dada!"
Flying Fire Meteor.
In the Void, it appeared as if visible lasers were shooting down.
The sparks caused by bullets rubbing against the air twinkled as they penetrated the bodies of those unprepared Great Demons, splattering bright red blood mist.
Some bullets hitting the ground even threw up dirt and stones a few meters high, making those areas seem like they had been bombed with live ammunition.
"Roar!"
Agonizing cries of pain erupted from the mouths of many Great Demons.
A single strafing sweep killed a dozen or so Great Demons.
Even more were wounded.
However, demons are notoriously resilient, not to mention Great Demons.
Lower and Middle Level Demons may just continually shriek in pain, but those Middle Level and Upper-level Demons with condensed Undying Demon Bodies, no matter how severe their wounds, could still heal at a speed visible to the naked eye. Some Upper-level Demons with minor achievements in Undying Demon Body even squeezed out the bullets lodged in their bodies within a few breaths.
Meanwhile, those Undying Demon Bodies oriented towards defense were able to tough out the 85mm cannon shells. Apart from some minor wounds, a round of strafing couldn’t even affect their advancing speed.
This scene made Gu Jinlai somewhat regretful, "The kinetic energy of the Mystic Bird Fighting Machine’s flying cannon is ultimately a bit weak. It would be better if it could be replaced with an Electromagnetic Cannon that fires bullets at ten to several times the speed of sound."
He controlled three Mystic Bird Fighting Machines in a dive, preparing for another strafing run.
But at that moment, his True Spirit State seemed to sense something.
The next moment, at the "end of his field of view," a burst of red light flickered along the spine of the erect Champsosaurus King, pushing forward in layers and ultimately concentrating in the mouth of this Demon King, forming a blood-red pillar of light that ripped through the sky dome and swept horizontally towards the Mystic Bird Fighting Machines.
"Not good!"
The quick-reacting Gu Jinlai maneuvered the fighting machine at a high speed.
The Nuclear Power Engine was at full output, emitting a deep blue flame that drastically increased the speed.
Despite this, the blood-red pillar of light still swept past one of the Mystic Bird Fighting Machines from the side.
In a burst of flames and thunderous noise, the right wing of this Mystic Bird Fighting Machine was crushed into fragments and shattered.
"It’s the Champsosaurus King’s Innate Divine Ability!"
Gu Jinlai’s expression changed.
The Champsosaurus King’s strongest point was developing a long-range attack Divine Skill.
This skill could allegedly strike targets up to four or five li away.
Although its power decreased with distance, with this Divine Skill, even Devas were at a disadvantage when facing it.
The structural dynamics being compromised, the flight of the Mystic Bird Fighting Machine was visibly affected, tilting to one side as if it was going to crash.
The very first thing Gu Jinlai did was activate the Void Stone used for vertical take-offs and landings, creating a force field that lifted the fighting machine and swiftly turned it towards the direction of Yuntian City. 𝒏𝙤𝒗𝙥𝒖𝒃.𝙘𝙤𝒎
The other two Mystic Bird Fighting Machines quickly increased their distance from the Champsosaurus King.
However, they did not retreat and continued to hover around the perimeter, hunting down one demon after another that was out of the Champsosaurus King’s attack range.
Under the constant barrage of the two Mystic Bird Fighting Machines, the Champsosaurus King had to allow those Great Demons to move somewhat closer to ensure that the Mystic Bird Fighting Machines could be attacked while they were attacking the Great Demons.
This scene caught Gu Jinlai’s eye and a flash of insight flickered through it.
Located at the command center, his true body immediately ordered, "Send commands! Have squads one through eight carry out a saturation bombing on coordinates 634, 421!"
"Yes!"
The eight squads quickly adjusted their angles.
Cheng Wanli and the others immediately discerned something, "This is... the location of the Champsosaurus King?"
"Eh? Those Great Demons, they seem to be gathering together?"
"Mystic Bird Fighting Machine! It’s the Mystic Bird Fighting Machines that have driven them there!"
Everyone quickly realized something.
And next...
It was time to test the combat capabilities of the Justice Heavy Cannon.
The eight squads, comprising sixty-four heavy cannons, simultaneously opened fire, producing a deafening roar accompanied by shrill screams tearing across the sky of Yuntian City.
From the position of the Mystic Bird Fighting Machine controlled by Gu Jinlai in True Spirit Possession, sixty-four cannonballs could clearly be seen creating visible flames due to air friction, ultimately smashing into the district occupied by the demons.
"Boom boom boom!"
The flames and explosions erupted amidst the demons.
The Middle Level Demons, originally impervious to the Mystic Bird Fighting Machine’s guns due to their Undying Demon Body, were instantly blown to bits by the cannon bombardment, their flesh and bones flying in all directions.
Even the Upper-level Demons, unless protected on the defensive side by the Undying Demon Body, were still blasted open with visible enormous gaping holes.
Some holes were more than two meters in diameter, revealing not just bones and flesh but also churning viscera.
Such injuries would debilitate even an Upper-level Demon, leaving them powerless for the next three to five days.
Only those Upper-level Demons, whose Undying Demon Body was defensively oriented, although blasted into bloody messes, managed to withstand the hits.
Gu Jinlai observed closely.
Unless hit by over a dozen cannonballs within a short period, these Great Demons would suffer severe injuries at most, hard to be directly wiped out.
The vitality of demons was exceedingly stubborn.
If Upper-level Demons were like this, much less so the Demon King.
The Champsosaurus King, inherently slow and defensively oriented, took the hits, but the damage...
was negligible to it.
It was no worse than a human breaking the skin and shedding some blood.
There would be no need even for a hospital, just a few adhesive bandages would do.
This result weighed heavily on Gu Jinlai.
Moreover, the speed of the Great Demons was much faster than that of the ordinary demons.
Despite sixty-four heavy cannons being deployed to bombard them, and two Mystic Bird Fighting Machines strafing back and forth, they ultimately failed to stop their advance.
After paying the price of hundreds of corpses and dozens of severely injured Great Demons, the remaining hundreds finally appeared within sight of everyone in Yuntian City.
The Champsosaurus King at the forefront, especially, roared as it charged, each step shaking the ground dramatically.
Seeing this scene, Gu Jinlai had no choice but to recall the Mystic Bird Fighting Machines.
"The real test for us has now arrived."
